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6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

crowdSPRING Blog

His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. Wayne Gretzky.

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America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

crowdSPRING Blog

His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. Wayne Gretzky.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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I needed a cool online support group – a safe place to talk to other women about specific issues I was having, all the while being entertained and inspired by video. I started my business because I personally needed the product we built. We couldn’t help but wonder why coding educational opportunities didn’t exist in the South.